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"Epoch-making... Brilliantly told. Informative, entertaining, suspenseful, moving, and personal." Edmund White

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Examines the 25 key tactics that have achieved victory in battle through the ages. Using case studies from conflicts around the globe, on land, at sea and in the air, and across history, this demonstrates how certain tactical concepts have stood the test of time, employed in different circumstances and by different commanders.

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A bold and strikingly innovative history of how basic emotions rule the world. ('Reading Stuart Walton's prose is a bit like going on some kind of trip. His erudition is dizzying.' Mail on Sunday)

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Claire Fox tackles the right to offend and political correctness in this forthright polemic, part of the Provocations series.

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For the first time ever, the world's foremost private investigator enables readers to confidently perform surveillance, detect lies, secure their homes and finances, and disappear off the grid.

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Philippe Legrain makes a compelling case for global immigration with a book that is guaranteed to spark debate

(Paperback, New edition)

A collection of ten accounts that illustrate how occasionally, in war situations, very unlikely outcomes occur. The text draws on campaigns such as the Peninsular War of 1811, the two World Wars and the Vietnam War.

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A short, feminist polemic that argues that the afterlife of the witch hunts continues today: the same reasons for which women were demonized in the past being single, ageing, deciding to not have children lead to them be persecuted now.

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For growers who want to enjoy the fruits of their labour. This guide shows readers how to grow delectable cannabis and 'shrooms whilst staying out of prison!

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Profiles Australian women who travelled to France at different times through history and who formulated their impressions in fiction, diaries, letters, autobiographies between 1880 and 1945. This book explores how the women adapted to new environments in a world of changing attitudes to feminine education, professionalism and sexuality.

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(Paperback, Revised Edition)

A witness to the first UFO sighting in modern times was also believed by Jim Garrison to have shot JFK!

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This landmark book re-establishes Lyons as one of Australias most capable and popular leaders and reminds us of why he was the first Australian prime minister to win and survive three consecutive elections. Joe Lyons led Australia through the financial crisis of the 1930s up to the eve of World War II. He died in office on 7 April 1939.

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This book highlights the strength and diversity of contemporary Tasmanian Aboriginal voices through stories, memories, essays and art. Cultural traditions such as mutton-birding, fishing, carving, weaving and necklace making are celebrated here through poems and songs, and through the craft of the makers.

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The kimono, one of the most emblematic symbols of Japan, it is more than a garment - governed by a wealth of codes and traditions, it is the essence of Japanese culture itself. This book illustrates the various facets of the garment, historically and in modern times, evoking the grace of Japanese graphics.

(Paperback, Main)

Bringing great writing back into print - a Faber Finds book.

(Hardback)

Lamb: A Global History tells the story of how weve raised, cooked and eaten lamb over the centuries and the place it has in a wide range of cuisines and cultures worldwide.

(Paperback, Main)

From Florentine lesbian nuns to French cattle buggers Lascivious Bodies examines all sorts of sex, in all sorts of places, with all sorts of people.

(Paperback, New edition)

The real life story of an Englishman who spent five years in the French Foreign Legion

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Step right up for a toe-curling cultural biography of humanitys earthbound extremity!

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Features Liberace, the globally-renowned pianist who swings his wardrobe door open in order to coach you on the fine art of extraordinary dressing for ordinary occasions. Need something for your sister's wedding or your holiday This work has the suitable gold lame number to suit your needs. It also includes 15 outrageous outfits.

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Applying design thinking to work and life is a burgeoning trend, and this journal functions as a practical workbook to help readers apply the principles of life design to their own decision making. From career to love to extracurricular pursuits, this book helps readers figure out how to innovate and iterate their way to a well lived life.

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In this remarkable book, Daniel Trilling explores the human experience of the 'refugee crisis' by following their journeys, by considering what keeps them going, as they reach Europe's frontiers, and after.